Perennially Yours Blog
I recognize it’s hard to focus on gardens in the August heat BUT hopefully my 20% discounted consultation fee will grab your attention. August and September are terrific times to make plans to bring about showier, lower maintenance gardens next year. You can take advantage of late season sales and rest assured, that with my…
Please join me for my last open gardens in 2011 on Friday, August 12 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. I am hopeful the weather will be sunny, in the 70’s and the plants will be glowing for their final appearance. Many of the late bloomers: Daylily Baja: Helens Flowers; Black-Eyed Susans; Oriental Lilies; Japanese Anemones;…
Sun – Part Sun. Many times I pick plants to be featured based on how many oohs and ahhs it receives at one of my open houses. Tamarix shrub is often confused with Tamarac tree, a deciduous conifer. They are distinctly different! Tamarix has blue-green, needle-like foliage that is semi-evergreen. The shrub can grow 10’…
Please join me at Barnes & Nobles in Saratoga Springs on Tuesday, August 23 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. for a book signing. And bring your gardening questions with you! The store is located in Wilton Square at 3029 State Route 50. Their number is (518) 583-7717. See you there.
More businesses continue to carry my two gardening books. Newest additions are: • Bookstore Plus, 2491 Mirror Lake Drive, Lake Placid, NY. (518) 523-2950 http://www.thebookstoreplus.com/ • Lockwood’s Greenhouses and Farm, 4484 Clark Street, Hamburg, NY (Buffalo area) (716) 649-4684. http://www.lockwoodsgreenhouses.com/. • Cook and Gardener 139 Tom Miller Road, Plattsburgh, NY. (518) 563-9308. http://www.cookandgardener.com/. You can…
Rensselaer County (NY) Master Gardeners present a new event, Art in the Garden, on Saturday, July 16 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. This juried art show will be set in a beautiful outdoor garden setting at the Robert C. Parker School at 4254 Route 43 in North Greenbush, NY. Jewelry, pottery, sculpture, photography, paintings,…
The Chapman Historical Museum in Glens Falls, NY will host its annual garden tour on Saturday, July 16 from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. This year’s theme is Ideas & Inspirations. The tour features nine gardens in Glens Falls, South Glens Falls and Fort Edward. Tickets are $15 and available at The Chapman located at…
I am heading to the North Country with a huge smile on my face. Lake Placid was my old stomping ground for five years in the 80’s. I will be speaking in Plattsburgh, NY on Tuesday, August 9 at Clinton Community College. This fundraiser is being sponsored by the Kent Delord House Museum Garden Club and…
George’s Market and Nursery is a state-of-the-art garden center right off of Exit 6 of the Northway (I87). It is jammed with perennials, annuals, shrubs, trees, bulbs, houseplants, garden products, tools, gift ware, and much more. Please join me for a complimentary talk ‘Great Late Summer Plants and Design Tips’ on Saturday, July 16 from…
FIFTH ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY AT THE MAGNIFICENT BASIN HABOR CLUB SEPTEMBER 25 & 26, 2011 This ever-popular event draws gardeners from around the Northeast. This year’s festivities will be Sunday and Monday, September 25 & 26. Special overnight packages and day-only rates available. This will be the Fifth Annual Garden Party at this dreamy 700-acre…
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